diff --git a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
index 3047e3c5f..6efa7d809 100644
--- a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
+++ b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ eed1db5da17eca4c65a8f999166e2246eef84397687ae820bbe4984ef65a09df  extra/vulnserv
 96a39b4e3a9178e4e8285d5acd00115460cc1098ef430ab7573fc8194368da5c  lib/controller/action.py
 fad6640f60eac8ad1b65895cbccc39154864843a2a0b0f2ac596d3227edcd4f6  lib/controller/checks.py
 34e9cf166e21ce991b61ca7695c43c892e8425f7e1228daec8cadd38f786acc6  lib/controller/controller.py
-25e9781a4285f1161a39a17bb1746ddd0e28cdf9d4c6744235c619e7b8352afe  lib/controller/handler.py
+49bcd74281297c79a6ae5d4b0d1479ddace4476fddaf4383ca682a6977b553e3  lib/controller/handler.py
 4608f21a4333c162ab3c266c903fda4793cc5834de30d06affe9b7566dd09811  lib/controller/__init__.py
 216c9399853b7454d36dcb552baf9f1169ec7942897ddc46504684325cb6ce00  lib/core/agent.py
 440cbab6161f466158c63f0ee97873254655f670ca990fa26bdd0a6e54c42c2a  lib/core/bigarray.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ c4bfb493a03caf84dd362aec7c248097841de804b7413d0e1ecb8a90c8550bc0  lib/core/readl
 d1bd70c1a55858495c727fbec91e30af267459c8f64d50fabf9e4ee2c007e920  lib/core/replication.py
 1d0f80b0193ac5204527bfab4bde1a7aee0f693fd008e86b4b29f606d1ef94f3  lib/core/revision.py
 d2eb8e4b05ac93551272b3d4abfaf5b9f2d3ac92499a7704c16ed0b4f200db38  lib/core/session.py
-0fec9bcf0dedf1756bebaae063be8b575839d484f508951a030113983bdec528  lib/core/settings.py
+b33a472e54778a1f53e3badde07b1ba81b518596caae4d1bae3226e6a2138137  lib/core/settings.py
 1c5eab9494eb969bc9ce118a2ea6954690c6851cbe54c18373c723b99734bf09  lib/core/shell.py
 4eea6dcf023e41e3c64b210cb5c2efc7ca893b727f5e49d9c924f076bb224053  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 cdd352e1331c6b535e780f6edea79465cb55af53aa2114dcea0e8bf382e56d1a  lib/core/target.py
diff --git a/lib/controller/handler.py b/lib/controller/handler.py
index fdc203365..2448bedfc 100644
--- a/lib/controller/handler.py
+++ b/lib/controller/handler.py
@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ def setHandler():
             if not dialect or exception:
                 try:
                     conf.dbmsConnector.connect()
-                except Exception as ex:
+                except NameError:
+                    if exception:
+                        raise exception
+                    else:
+                        msg = "support for direct connection to '%s' is not available. " % dbms
+                        msg += "Please rerun with '--dependencies'"
+                        raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg)
+                except:
                     if exception:
                         singleTimeWarnMessage(getSafeExString(exception))
-                        raise
-                    else:
-                        if not isinstance(ex, NameError):
-                            raise
-                        else:
-                            msg = "support for direct connection to '%s' is not available. " % dbms
-                            msg += "Please rerun with '--dependencies'"
-                            raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg)
+                    raise
 
         if conf.forceDbms == dbms or handler.checkDbms():
             if kb.resolutionDbms:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 5fc0b9f43..4480b65c9 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.9.6.4"
+VERSION = "1.9.6.5"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)